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188. vinnula Grote. — Rare ; expands 1 1-5 inches. 



189. grisea (?) Barnston. — Rare; expands 1% inches. 



190. morula G. and R. — Rare ; expands 2 inches. 



191. connecta QvoiG. — Rare; expands 13^ inches; feeds upon willow. 



192. lepuseulina Guenee {Populi Riley). — Tlie Cottonwood Dagger. The ash color 

 very light; expands 1^ to 2 inches. Common; feeds upon cottonwood and willow. 



193. Imstulif er a h}d\).?iXi(S.'^xs\. {Americana Harris). — The liind wings very dark; 

 expands 2.40 to 2.62 inches. Common ; feeds upon maple, elm, basswood and chest- 

 nut. 



194. rubricoma G(\xii\ic(i. — Rare; expands 1^8 i^^ches. 



195. c^a7'esce?is Guenee. — Dark hind wings; expands 1.55 inches. Not common. 



196. dissecta G. and R. — Common ; expands 1.12 to 1.28 inches. 



197. xyliniformis Guenee. — Hind wings white ; expands 1% inches. Rare ; feeds 

 upon oak, willow, rose, poison ivj^, peach and persimmon (Riley's 5th Report). 



198. ohlinita Abb. and Sm. — The Smeared Dagger. Front wings relatively nar- 

 rower than in the other species of this genus ; liind wings white ; expands 1.50 to 

 2.10 inches. Common; feeds upon peach, apple, willow, smartweed and button- 

 bush. 



Jaspidea Hubner. 



199. teratoplioraTLavv.-^ch. — One mutilated specimen; expands .90 inch 



LiTHACODiA Hubner. 



200. hellicula Hubner.— Gray-brown, with a white triangular spot near the outer 

 margin of each front wing; expands % inch. Common. 



MiCROCCELiA. Guenee. 



201. diphteroides Guen. — Front wings pale green, with black spots and transverse 

 wavy lines ; expands 1/4" inches. Common. 



Agkotis Hubner. 

 This genus embraces what are termed the Cut-worm Moths, the larvse being very 

 destrucLive to field and garden crops, working at night, and cutting off close to the 

 ground the young and tender stems of corn, potatoes tomatoes, cabbages, etc., etc. 



202. hadinodis Grote. — Dark brown, with two small square black spots on each 

 front wing ; the front wings are unusually broad. Not common. 



203 c-nigrum Linn — Reddish brown, varied with black ; one black mark near 

 the centre of each front wing, having a fancied resemblance to the letter C; expands 

 2 inches. Not common. 



204. auxiliaris Grote. — Dark brown, with lighter markings ; expands 1.70 to 1.90 

 inches. Common. 



205. tricosa Liutner. — Common ; with broader wings than the next species, 

 which it much resembles. 



206. suhgothica Haworth {jaculifera Riley). — No brief description can distin- 

 guish properly this from the preceding species; expands 1% inches; is very 

 abundant, and very destructive. 



207. lubricans Guenee. — Front wings plain brown ; hind wings white ; expands 

 only 1 1-5 inches. Not common. 



208. dandcstina HaYYi?,. — Dark brown; expands 2 inches. Not common. 



209. hrunneicolUs Grote. — Rich brown, with a narrow black band near outer 

 margin of front wings ; collar velvety brown; expands l^^ inches. Not common. 



210. Cfiipida Grote. — Very much like the preceding m color and size, but without 

 the dark-brown collar. 



211. Cochvani Riley (repentis G. and R.). — The Climbing Cut-worm. Brown, 



